Sowing attachment

The objectives of sowing operation are to put the seed along with fertilizer in rows at desired depth and seed to seed spacing, cover the seeds with soil and provide proper compaction over the seed. The machinery such as seed cum fertilizer drill with attachment of furrow irrigated raised bed (FIRB), broad bed furrow (BBF) and ridge & furrow systems are used to sow the seeds on raised beds in a pulverized soil so as to allow easy emergence of seed with proper moisture availability and better drainage during excess rainfall events.

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The performance of water application attachment on seed drill was evaluated at dryland research farm area of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, in kharif, 2012 and compared to conventional method. Due to dependency on rains the sowing is often delayed in dryland area which substantially reduces the yield of crop upto 35 %. The effective field capacity of water application attachment on seed drill was observed 0.47 ha h-1 at average operating speed of 3.6 km hr-1.

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Mono-cropping practice is predominant under rain-fed agriculture in north east India, where rice is the most important crop followed by maize. It is apparent that areas under rice and maize remain fallow during the rabi season. These fallow lands can be effectively utilized for cultivation of rabi crops with improved technology. To achieve that sowing is a critical field operation that makes the prospects of a crop.

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